Setup Tutorials

Mac OS X L2TP/IPsec Instructions

To configure the L2TP/IPSec connection:

  1. In System Preferences, click Network Settings
    • Click the Apple then click System Preferences
    • Under Internet & Wireless, click Network
  2. Click + (the plus icon)
  3. Select VPN for the interface, L2TP over IPSec for the VPN Type, and type a descriptive name for the Service Name
  4. Click Create
  5. Select the newly created VPN connection
  6. Type one of the following names in the Server Address field:
    • chicago.eurovpn.org - Middle U.S.
    • irvine.eurovpn.org - Southern California
    • nl.eurovpn.org - The Netherlands Europe
  7. Type your EuroVPN Loginin the Account Name field
  8. Click Authentication Settings
    • Enter your EuroVPN Password in the Password field
    • Under Machine Authentication, click the radio button for Shared Secret. Enter VPNReactor in the Shared Secret text field and click OK
  9. Click Advanced, check Send all traffic over VPN connection, then click OK
  10. Click Apply

To connect:

  1. Click the VPN icon in the menu bar
  2. Click Connect to your new VPN connection

To disconnect:

  1. Click the VPN icon in the menu bar
  2. Click Disconnect from your new VPN connection